Military Declares Full Scale Battle Against IPOB Over Alleged Killing Of Army Couple In Imo
Nigerian Army yesterday said it would go after members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for the gruesome murder of army couple in Imo State. Two soldiers, Audu Linus, a Master Warrant Officer, and Private Gloria Matthew, were shot d...
Kaduna Train Attack: Buhari Vows To Rescue All Kidnap Victims, Says Terrorists Using Captives As Shields
President Muhammadu Buhari says the use of the captives of the Kaduna train attack as shields by bandits is making rescue operations difficult. He said this while receiving residents of the Federal Capital Territory on Sallah homage at the State Hous...
Chief Of Army Staff Tells Troops To Capture Neutralise Terrorists, Secure Nigerians
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has directed troops to capture Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ weapons and neutralize them to secure the nation. According to him, the capture of terrorists’ weap...
Support Military To End Insecurity, Buhari Begs Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari says without mass and popular support to the “hardworking” Armed Forces, it will take Nigeria much longer to finish off the “successful” war being waged against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. He said this Tuesd...
Insecurity: Northern Elders Forum Insists President Buhari Must Resign
The Northern Elders Forum has said contrary to the Presidency’s assertion, the delayed delivery of military equipment from the United States to Nigeria was not caused by the Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah. The elders said rather than b...
Insecurity: Group Urges Buhari To Sign Hunters Council Establishment Bill
Nigerian Hunters and Forests Security Service, aka, Hunters Group of Nigeria, HGN, on Friday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure a speedy ascent of a bill seeking the Establishment of Hunters Council, 2020 to tackle insecurity in the cou...
Kidnappers Kill Businessman In Kano After Receiving Ransom, Demands Additional N20m After His Death
Suspected kidnappers operating along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari axis have killed another Kano businessman, Umar Sani, after collecting ransom from his relatives. The businessman, also called Magaji, was abducted two weeks ago alongside five others on th...
You Are Not Effective Enough, Buhari Tells Security Agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari feels that the security agencies are not doing enough despite what has been provided. Buhari, according to the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, expressed the feeling on Thursday during the National Security Coun...
IGP Orders Heavy Deployment Of Personnel, Equipment To End Attacks On Policemen In South East
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday ordered deployment heavy security operational assets in the South East following incessant attacks on police officers. Baba, who also rejigged the ‘Operation Restore Peace’, vowed that poli...
Buhari Yet To Deploy Tucano Jet To Fight Bandits Because He Doesn’t Want To Commit War Crimes — Presidency
The presidency says before the Tucano jets acquired from the United States can be deployed in the banditry-ravaged North West, the terms of agreement for the purchase of the aircraft need to be adhered to so that Nigeria will not be in the “black b...
